A new genus of Neotropical Satyrinae butterflies, <em>Viloriodes </em>Pyrcz &amp; Espeland gen. n. is described in the <em>Pedaliodes </em>complex comprising 11-13 genera and more than 400 species. Support for the new genus is provided by a phylogenetic analysis based on target enrichment data (TE) including 618 nuclear loci with a total of 248 940 nucleotides, and the mitochondrial gene COI. Five species, whose DNA sequences were obtained by TE during this study, form a strongly supported clade sister to the large clade comprising <em>Pedaliodes </em>Butler<em> </em>and other four genera. Complementary COI analysis confirms the monophyly of <em>Viloriodes </em>gen. n., with the above five plus eight other species clustering in highly supported clades in both Bayesian Inference (BI) and Maxium Likelihood analyses, and a TE+COI concatenated tree. Based on molecular and morphological data, 30 species are assigned to <em>Viloriodes </em>gen. n. The new genus can be recognized by a set of subtle morphological of colour patterns characters, male and female genitalia. The shape of the valva is diagnostic, with a finger-like tip and, in some species, an ampulla produced into an elongated process. The female genitalia are characterized by the ductus bursae having a strongly sclerotized 'keel' with a bifurcate terminus. An analysis of divergence times indicates that <em>Viloriodes</em> gen. n. and <em>Steromapedaliodes</em> Forster<em> </em>separated around 5.9 Mya. <em>Viloriodes</em> gen. n. has a wider geographic distribution than any other genus of the <em>Pedaliodes </em>complex, being found from central Mexico to northern Argentina and to the Guyana Shield, typically occurring at lower elevations than <em>Pedaliodes</em>.